Environmental Patents and Collaborative Networks: Comparing Lagging-Behind and Knowledge-Intensive Regions

This paper aims to compare the differences in environmental patents and collaborative networks between lagging-behind regions and knowledge-intensive regions. In the face of increasingly urgent environmental challenges, environmental technological innovation is seen as a crucial driver for sustainable development. This study seeks to deepen our understanding of the performance of these regions in environmental technological innovation by systematically comparing environmental patents and collaborative networks in lagging-behind regions and knowledge-intensive regions.